Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics and inflammatory biomarkers in normal weight (NW), overweight (OW), and obese (OB) Swiss women (n = 62)

Age (y)^a

23 (22, 26)^d,e

26 (22, 29)

27 (23, 33)

27 (23, 31)

Body mass (kg)^b

61.8 ± 7.2^d,e,f

78.7 ± 7.3^d

89.0 ± 12.0

83.9 ± 11.1

BMI (kg/m²)^b

21.9 ± 1.9^d,e,f

27.3 ± 1.5^d

32.8 ± 2.8

30.1 ± 3.6

Total body fat %^b

29.8 ± 4.8^d,e,f

40.1 ± 4.4^d

45.8 ± 4.2

43.0 ± 5.1

Fat mass (kg)^b

18.0 ± 4.6^d,e,f

30.9 ± 5.1^d

40.1 ± 8.1

35.5 ± 8.1

Lean mass (kg)^b

42.9 ± 4.9^d,e

46.2 ± 4.8

47.1 ± 5.0

46.7 ± 4.8

CRP (mg/dL)^b

1.05 (0.60, 1.85)^d,e

2.23 (1.23, 4.02)

3.22 (1.77, 5.86)

2.68 (1.78, 4.01)

Total CRP (mg)^c

29.87 (15.4, 53.5)^d,e

70.1 (34.1,143.5)

104.6 (46.9, 232.6)

85.6 (48.1,151.6)

IL-6 (pg/mL)^c

0.69 (0.53, 0.91)^d,e

0.75 (0.57, 1.0)^d

1.25 (1.03, 1.53)

0.97 (0.81, 1.17)

Total IL-6 (ng)^c

1.95 (1.36, 2.63)^d,e

2.38 (1.58, 3.57)^d

4.05 (2.73, 6.07)

3.1 (2.19, 4.42)

AGP (g/L)^b

0.79 ± 0.2^d,e

0.90 ± 0.3

1.00 ± 0.3

0.95 ± 0.3

Total AGP (g)^b

2.24 ± 0.53^d,e,f

2.86 ± 0.97

3.14 ± 1.17

3.10 ± 0.82